Oklahoma

If Sen. David Boren of Oklahoma has his way, the movie industry will add another letter to the system: D, for films that portray the use of drugs in a glamorous light.

Boren, a Democrat, and Sen. Larry Pressler, R-S.D., are offering an amendment to the omnibus drug bill in the Senate. It calls for the Motion Picture Association of America to expand its current voluntary rating system to include the D subcategory.

The additional rating or warning would be helpful. It is most difficult for many parents to check out the content of movies.

If would be particularly timely. Congress and President Reagan have declared war on drug trafficking.

Part of the effort is aimed at reducing the demand or market for illegal drugs. Movies that glamorize drug use don`t help that effort.